Dr. Bonisha Borah

PhD in Civil (Structural) Engineering

Seismic Analysis and Design of Confined Masonry Buildings

 

  

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  • Development of numerical models for nonlinear seismic analysis of confined masonry buildings

  • Development of guidelines for seismic design of different members of confined masonry buildings

 

  • Experimental evaluation of lateral load behavior

  • Analytical assessment of design codes

  • Development of numerical finite element model

  • Empirical assessment of behavior

  • Design force estimation

 

 

  1. Borah, B., Naik, S., Abhishek, V., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2025), "A Micro Modeling Approach for Numerical Simulation of Masonry Infilled RC Frames with or without Openings", Proceedings of the first International Conference on Advances in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (ASAGE 2025), 6-8 February 2025, IIT Patna, India. This paper received the Best Paper Award in the category of Structural Design and Construction.

  2. Borah, B. and Kaushik, H.B. (2024), "Briefing: The 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Milan, Italy", Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, Emerald Publishing, UK. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.24.00751

  3. Borah, B., Gupta, A., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2024), "Design of Tie-Columns in Confined Masonry Structures for Lateral Loads", Earthquake Spectra, Vol 40(3), August 2024, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, USA, Sage Publications, pp. 2216-2136. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/87552930241246148

  4. Borah, B., Naik, S., Abhishek, V., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2024), "Influence of Wall Openings on Nonlinear Lateral Load Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Masonry Infills: A Finite Element Study", International Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol 22(4), April 2024, Springer, pp 619-637. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40999-023-00922-5

  5. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2023), "Sensitivity of Seismic Force Distribution to Key Parameters of Confined Masonry Buildings", Proceedings of the 13th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2023), Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur, India, 7-9 December 2023, Indian Association for Structural Engineering (IASE).

  6. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2023), "Analysis and Design of Confined Masonry Structures: Review and Future Research Directions", Buildings, Vol 13(5):1282, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051282

  7. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2023), "Experimental Validation of a Design Methodology for Tie-Columns of Confined Masonry Buildings", Proceedings of the 14th North American Masonry Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, 11-14 June 2023, The Masonry Society.

  8. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2023), "Evaluation of modeling strategies for gravity and lateral load analysis of confined masonry structures", Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol 21(2), January 2023, Springer Nature B.V., pp 1273-1301. Published Online 07 December 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-022-01578-7

  9. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2022), "Seismic Force Distribution in Members of Confined Masonry Buildings", Engineering Structures, Vol 266, 01 September 2022, Elsevier, 114605. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.114605

  10. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2022), "Lateral Load-Deformation Models for Seismic Analysis and Performance-based Design of Confined Masonry Walls", Journal of Building Engineering, Vol 48 (01 May 2022), Elsevier, 103978. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103978

  11. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2022), "Application of V-D Strut Model for Analysis and Design of Multi-Story Confined Masonry Buildings", Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Materials, Mechanics & Structures (ICMMS 2022), 10-12 March 2022, Paper No. 058, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India.

  12. Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2021), "Assessment of Seismic Design Provisions for Confined Masonry using Experimental and Numerical Approaches", Engineering Structures, Vol 245, 15 October 2021, Elsevier, 112864. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112864

  13. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2021), "Development of a Novel V-D Strut Model for Seismic Analysis of Confined Masonry Buildings", Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol 147(3), March 2021, ASCE, 04021001. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002941

  14. Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2021), “Assessment of Important Parameters for Seismic Analysis and Design of Confined Masonry Buildings: A Review”, In: Adhikari S., Dutta A., Choudhury S. (eds.), Advances in Structural Technologies, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 81. Springer, Singapore. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5235-9_20.

  15. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2020), "Effectiveness of Code Approaches in Seismic Design of Confined Masonry Walls", Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), 14-18 September 2020, Paper No. C003787, International Association for Earthquake Engineering and Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan.

  16. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2020), "Finite Element Modelling of Confined Masonry Wall under In-plane Cyclic Load", Proceedings of International Conference on Materials, Mechanics and Structures 2020 (ICMMS2020), 14-15 July 2020, Paper No. CMS045, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India. This paper has received the Best Paper Award in the theme Concrete and Masonry Structures.

  17. Borah, B., Kaushik, H.B., and Singhal, V. (2020), “Finite Element Modelling of Confined Masonry Wall under In-plane Cyclic Load”, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 936 (2020) 012020, IOP Publishing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/936/1/012020.

  18. Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2019), "Sustainable housing using confined masonry buildings", SN Applied Sciences, 1:983, September 2019, Springer Nature. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-1020-4

  19. Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B., (2019), "Assessment of Important Parameters for Seismic Analysis and Design of Confined Masonry Buildings", Proceedings of National Conference on Advances in Structural Technologies (CoAST-2019), 1-3 February 2019, Paper No. 138, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, India.

  20. Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B., (2018), "A Simplified Approach to Analytical Modeling of Confined Masonry Buildings", Proceedings of 16th Symposium on Earthquake Engineering, 20-22 December 2018, Paper No. 247, IIT Roorkee, India.

  21. Borah, B., Singhal, V., and Kaushik, H.B. (2018), "Sustainable housing using confined masonry buildings", Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development - Opportunities and Challenges (CESDOC 2018), 18-19 December 2018, Paper No. SRD0103, Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, India.